Rhagamys orthodon Hensel, 1856:281
Tyrrhenian field rat, Hensel's field mouse
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: subfossil
Distribution
Corsica and Sardinia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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